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livus , in Uzbekistan: 23 jailed over child deaths linked to cough syrup

Good. Cough syrup poisonings are a scourge.

LemmyIsFantastic , in New York medical school eliminates tuition after $1bn gift

95% of this will be going to the upper middle class.

CraigeryTheKid , in RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel will leave her post on March 8 as Trump moves to install new loyalists

I don't understand how he has so much say/power over the RNC in general. I didn't know/think candidates also controlled the party.

Alto ,
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The RNC is both scared shitless by the MAGA base and enthralled with their enthusiasm

raccoona_nongrata , in Ukrainian troops pull back again as Russia's onslaught pushes ahead in eastern Ukraine
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Not "again", this was anticipated as part of the loss of Avdiivka, Ukraine is just pulling back to the fortified defense lines they had prepared, which are beyond some villages in a no man's land.

RememberTheApollo , in New York medical school eliminates tuition after $1bn gift

But textbooks are still $1,500 and there are $50k in fees.

/s. Sorta.

It’s a great gift, but tuition isn’t the only expense.

Voyajer ,
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Hopefully PDFs of medical textbooks are as easy to find as they are for engineering textbooks.

admiralteal ,

With a huge pot of money infinitely annuitized like this, they could literally be paying their students to attend.

Maybe that's the next frontier. Hopefully. It's definitely the best way to ensure access to education for the poor.

Jaderick , in Belarus' election reinforces the authoritarian leader's 30-year rule. Only loyalists could run

“Election”

reddig33 , in Donald Trump appeals $454 million judgment in New York civil fraud case

Is this one of those appeals where he has to pre-pay the original judgement (or more likely put up ten percent as a bond)?

SpaceNoodle , in US sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying it could push prices higher

This merger would eliminate all grocery competition in my area. It's already bad enough that Kroger swallowed up all of the local chains.

RGB3x3 , in GOP-led states want to regulate posting on social media. The Supreme Court will decide if they can

Social media sites should just stop operating in those states that want to regulate the way people use them. Watch how fast the regulations change if they do that

GregorGizeh , in Seoul gives young doctors 4 days to end walkouts, threatening prosecutions or suspended licenses

If they purge all their future medical practitioners all they do is shoot themselves in the foot. I hope they realize they have the power here before they cave.

BraveSirZaphod ,
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The government's main desire is to increase the number of licenses handed out, since Korea's population is aging and more and more doctors will be needed. Current doctors are less than thrilled about that, since more doctors means more competition and lower pay for them. To quote the article,

About 9,000 medical interns and residents have stayed off the job since early last week to protest a government plan to increase medical school admissions by about 65%

If you expect most of them to cave - and facing license suspension I'd imagine most would - then losing a relative handful of doctors that will be more than replaced within a few years is worth it from the government's perspective.

PugJesus , in Putin: 95% of Russian Strategic Nuclear Capabilities Have Been Modernised
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Dubious, but even if true, not a particularly useful utilization of resources.

Buddahriffic ,

I think he's trying to get that soft power he used to have where he could make threats and the west would appease him to some degree to avoid nuclear war.

Though IMO whether the nuclear arsenal is working or not, those bluffs should be called each time, otherwise that line will keep getting pushed until it reaches the point where a demand cannot be met or compromised and then we're in the same spot we'd be if we had just called the first bluff, except Putin also has the benefit of each previous appeasement.

DdCno1 ,

How do you call a nuclear bluff?

Buddahriffic ,

When they say, "don't do x or we will nuke you", assume they won't decide to end civilization unless x is "launch nukes" or "destroy Russia". The only way they will launch nukes if they aren't facing destruction themselves is if they think they can survive the response.

DdCno1 ,

You are assuming that the Russian leadership is rational and well informed. I think the war against Ukraine has clearly shown that it's neither.

digeridoo , in Many believe the founders wanted a Christian America. Some want the government to declare one now

I hate this timeline. How do we make so much progress only to stumble when the idiots are hung up on fake issues to an extent that they're willing to fundamentally change the country.

stevedidwhat_infosec , in Many believe the founders wanted a Christian America. Some want the government to declare one now

Yeah next it’ll be okay well we don’t like that sect anymore though and then we’re back at square one like the little monkeys that fell out of the tree and onto our heads that we are 💜

bedrooms , in Biden blames Putin for Alexey Navalny's reported death in Russian prison

Make no mistake, Putin is responsible for Navalny's death

Why is this a news?

shalafi ,

It's news because the President of the United States is saying it out loud. World leaders don't get to speak like you and I, diplomacy is a thing, words have strong and definite meanings on the geopolitical stage. Here Biden said, "fuck Putin", loud and clear.

cabron_offsets , in Manchin announces he won't run for president

Maybe he should run off a cliff.

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